Kyrie Irving will be allowed to return to training with the Brooklyn Nets despite being unvaccinated against COVID-19, sources confirmed. He will still, however, not be able to appear in matches played at the Nets’ home arena due to the local vaccine mandate imposed by New York City.
The reason for Irving’s ability to attend training is because the Nets’ practice facility, the HSS Training Center, is categorized as a “private office building” rather than an indoor sporting facility where the vaccine mandate applies.
Prior to the Nets’ preseason game against the Milwaukee Bucks, coach Steve Nash made the following revelation: “It sounds like we may have Kyrie on the road with us, but I’m not sure he’ll be playing, since we haven’t seen him for a week, and obviously safety first. Not going to have a huge risk of injury, but a lot to be worked through. We’re just getting information at the same time you guys are, so we’ll see [what happens].”
Due to existing COVID-19 health regulations, Irving has been unable to represent the Brooklyn Nets on the court since the team’s return from a training camp in San Diego, where they prepared for their preseason opener against the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
